instrumentation

Meanings

1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
2. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
3. The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.
4. On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
5. Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
6. The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.
7. The use of tools, instruments, or technical methods in the commission of a crime.

Etymology

From instrument + -ation.